The Startup Success Podcast
Bob and Pat talk with Paul Pluschkell, CEO and cofounder of Spigit.com, an innovative startup that is transforming social media, innovation and idea creation in large enterprises and other companies. What happens when social media reputation building, leaderboards, voting ideas up and down within a company meets companies like AT&T, Walmart and Southwest Airlines? The results may surprise you.
Paul shares some very useful advice for startups selling to enterprises as well, and offers a perspective from a vantage point few enjoy on how social media is going change the workplace.
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URLs mentioned/relevant to this show:
- The Microsoft WebsiteSpark StartupToDo.com Scholarship: Microsoft WebsiteSpark is sponsoring 130 StartupToDo.com six-month scholarships for web designers and developers. Info, details and how to apply at http://startuptodo.com/websitespark.
- The Spigit site.
- Spigit in 12 screens.
- Spigit’s blog.
- Daemon
- Freedom (TM)
Interesting and informative.
Interesting. I tend to agree with Bob on the need to legally protect people that are good at anything else but posting ideas and building reputations within corporations that adhere to the practices promoted by Spigit.
I love the idea of keeping the ideas anonymous. Not only does this eliminate fear of embarrassment… but it also eliminates the “Halo Effect” which often develops in closed communities.